- President and trustee, Mexican American Bar Foundation (MABF)
- Member, Women Lawyers Association of Los Angeles, Racial Justice and Equality Advisory Council
- Member, Los Angeles County Bar Association, Labor and Employment Section
- Member, Latina Lawyers Bar Association
- Speaker and member, National Employment Law Council
- Member, Just the Beginning Los Angeles SLI Steering Committee
Education
- University of Southern California Gould School of Law, J.D., 2003
- Arizona State University, B.A., summa cum laude, 2000
Bar Admissions
- California
Court Admissions
- U.S. District Court, Southern District of California
- U.S. District Court, Central District of California
- U.S. District Court, Northern District of California
- U.S. District Court, Eastern District of California
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
- Speaker, “The Art of Depositions: Using Depositions to Win Your Cases,” Los Angeles County Bar Association, May 31, 2025.
- Speaker, “DEI – Now What?” National Employment Law Council Conference 2025, April 10, 2025.
- Speaker, “Case Law and Legislative Developments in Wage and Hour Law,” California Lawyers Association: 14th Annual Advanced Wage and Hour Conference, July 18, 2024.
- Panelist, “ADR Track,” American Bar Association: 15th Annual Labor and Employment Law Conference, November 11, 2021.
- Speaker, “Wage and Hour Hot Topics in the COVID-19 Environment,” National Employment Law Council 2020 Virtual Annual Conference, September 9, 2020.
- Speaker, “Who Gets Origination Credit?” National Bar Association’s Corporate Counsel Division and The ACC Foundation’s Webinar, August 27, 2020.
- Speaker, “Update on COVID-19 Employment Issues,” APCIA Western Region General Counsel Conference Webinar, July 30, 2020.
- Co-author, “UPDATE On The Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) Leave Protections Following Enactment of Consolidated Appropriations Act,” Locke Lord QuickStudy, December 28, 2020.
- Co-author, “Key Questions for Employers Facing COVID-19 (FAQ),” Locke Lord QuickStudy, July 20, 2020.
- Co-author, “UPDATE: Cal-WARN Act Obligations Amended Per Governor’s Executive Order,” Locke Lord QuickStudy, April 27, 2020.
- Co-author, “San Jose and San Francisco Pass COVID-19 Supplemental Paid Sick Leave Ordinances,” Locke Lord QuickStudy, April 21, 2020.
- Co-author, “California Governor Gavin Newsom Signs Executive Order Requiring Supplemental Sick Leave Benefits for Food Sector Workers Impacted By COVID-19,” Locke Lord QuickStudy, April 17, 2020.
- Co-author, “UPDATE: Los Angeles City Council Passes COVID-19 Supplemental Paid Sick Leave Ordinance; Mayor’s Emergency Order Supersedes,” Locke Lord QuickStudy, April 10, 2020.
- Co-author, “Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti Issues Emergency Order Mandating COVID-19 Supplemental Paid Sick Leave and Suspending City Council Supplemental Sick Leave Ordinance,” Locke Lord QuickStudy, April 10, 2020.
- Interviewed, “Fear no barrier,” USC Gould, June 21, 2021.